Humanity, perhaps, that quality of benevolence that humans have, witho…

Laini Taylor
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Humanity, perhaps, that quality of benevolence that humans have, without irony, named after themselves. ✨ Laini Taylor (2011). Daughter of Smoke and Bone: Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy, p.43, Hachette UK
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